The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships return to The Hill as Alabama A&M will welcome all 10 member institutions to Louis Crews Stadium for championship competition. The Alabama State Lady Hornets and Texas Southern Tigers look to defend the women's and men's team championships, respectively.

If the Lady Hornets are successful in their title defense, it would mark the sixth-straight season where Alabama State has won the SWAC Triple Crown of Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Cross Country.

The competition will begin on May 5 with the Men's Javelin and the Women's 10,000-meter run.